Garment.



No. 806,287'. PATBNTED DEG. 5, 1905.

'0. A. PQWBLL.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27| 1905.

UNITED STATES PATnNTv oFFroE.

CHARLES A.. POWELL, OF WHITESBORO, NEW YORK.

I GARMENT.

To @ZZ whom) t muy concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. POWELL, a citizen of the United -States,residing at Whitesboro, in the county of Oneida and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings. y

My invention relates to an improved garment,land I declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, concise, and exact description thereofSufficient to enable one skilled in the art to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like lettersrefer to like parts throughout.

The invention is illustrated in an undergarment commonly known as a"corset-cover, which I showin the drawings as made in a particular way,although I do not limit myself to that specific kind of garment, as itmay 'be variously applied', nor to the specific form or method of makingthe garment itself. In such a garment as I illustrate I vshow a pocketformed in the front upper portion for the carrying of valuables.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of such a garment, the dottedlines indicating stitches for forming the limits of the pocket. Fig. 2is a like partial view showing a modified formation of the pocket. Fig.3 indicates in general how the front and rear plies of the garment arebrought together and the extent of the upper portion of each. Fig. 4.

is a view of the front ply, and Fig; 5 is a view of the back ply. Fig. 6is a partial view of` a garment, showing dierent lines of stitching orthe pocket.

I make the garment by cutting out blanks or plies to form the front andthe back of the garment and which are stitched together in the sideseams. These blanks are shown by letters A and B, front and rear,respectively. They are cut to form the garment comparatively narrow atthe waist and broadened out at the breast portion.` The front ply isgiven additional width to permit the front opening to be cut andprovide'the overlapping edges. At the breast portion the front ply iscut wider than the back one, which throws the fullness of the upperpartof the garment into the front. V'Ihe front ply A extends over theshoulders and is formed with a rear flap A extending down at the back.The part A specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 27, 1905. Serial No. 242.881.

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Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

extends part way onlydown the back, the .purpose being for suitableprotection over the shoulders and substantially down to the corset-line.

B represents the back ply, which extends over the shoulder and down thefront in flap 6o B. The back ply is shown as integral, the front iiapsbeing separated to allowopening of the garment and being provided withsufficient width to permit overlapping ofthe edges and leavesuificientfullness in the garment. The flap may be omitted at the back.

The parts A and B are suitably secured at the side seams a and the flapsB are suitably Secured to the main parts of the garment, the flaps Bbeing stitched to the blanks or plies 7o A along the front edge of thesame.

The ply B on one side4 of the garment is cut away, as shown at b, andsuitably edged, the stitches holding B and A being omitted at that part.Buttons and buttonholes are provided to fasten the front edges of thegarv ment together7 one of the buttons being located in the flap A inthe indent b, which is formed in the flap B so that the hand wheninserted in the bosom will readily find the 8o space between the blankor ply A and the flap B, and the button being located in the indent l)will prevent a person from slipping the valuables inside of the garmentinstead of into the pocket. The other buttons hold 85 both the ply A andthe flap B to the adjacent ed e of the garment.

I connect the ply Afand the flap B by-a line of stitching c, which maybe given any outline, but which/is preferably formed of elastic 9ostitches, so as not to prevent the convenient stretching of the garment.The stitches, however, may be given a dierent direction so as to permitthe greatest freedom of lateral stretching, as indicated in Fig. 6. InFig. 1 the stitching starts from a point below the indent or opening band curves downwardly and laterally and upwardly and toward theV edge,forming a pocket between the two plies of some such outline as indicatedin roo In Fig.` 2 I show a different line of Stitching which may beused, if desired,

to form substantially two pockets, also thus preventing the contentsfrom slipping toward the center. The line of stitching may 1o 5 ofcourse be given any direction to accom-4 plish the desired result eitherin the outline of the pocket or the number of its recesses.

In Fig. 6 I show a different line of stitching, which isvertical so faras possible, so as not to interfere with the lateral stretching of thegarment with a line of stitching passing across it.

It will be understood that various modifications may be made both in themanner and style of making the garment as a whole and also in the mannerof providing therein the pocket.

I-Iaving described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A garment of the character substantially as described, havingvertical front meeting edges, said garment comprising two plies at thebreast portion, said plies being artially disconnected along said edgesto orm a pocket-opening, stitching uniting the breast portions of saidplies to form a pocket for said opening, the outer ply being indented atsaid opening, and fastening means to join said front meeting edges andto fasten the under ply opposite said indent, substantially asdescribed.

2. A corset-cover or the like, comprising front and back plies A, B,having flaps A B',

respectively, integral therewith and extending over the shoulderportions and down at the front and back, respectively, and overlying thesaid plies vand stitched thereto, substantially in the manner and forthe purpose substantially as described.

3. A corset-cover or the like, comprising the front and back pliesunited at their vertical meeting edges at the sides of the garment, therear ply having flaps extending over the shoulder portions of thegarment and overlying the front ply and extending downwardly thereon andunited thereto, the front ply and said flap having the vertical meetingedges and means for detaehably uniting the same, and stitching forming apocket between said front ply and said flap with a vertical openingadjacent said vertical meeting edges, substantially as described.

4. A corset-cover, or the like, comprising the front and back pliesunited at their vertical meeting edges at the sides of the garment, therear ply having llaps extending over the shoulder portions of thegarment and overlying the front ply and extending downwardly thereon andunited thereto, the front ply and said flaps having the vertical meetingedges and means for detaehably uniting the same, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. POVELIJ,

Witnesses VVA'r REiD, BURTON C. Srnnm'.

